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The horns have called them away. They stretched their magnificent wings, and the sun shimmered on their lithe bodies as they drifted off through the early morning mists. Nobody was sure where they were going, and when (or if) they would return. But the sight of these beautiful creatures leaving us behind brought a great sorrow. That was long ago. In this age, all we have left is a vague memory of something lost in time. Behold, the retreat of the dragons.
Eduard: Mark Holbrook and I wanted to do a collaboration together ever since we got to know each other on MJ, but it took many months before we had time to even talk about it. One day he sent this absolutely breathtaking piano performance to me, and in his usual way, said "it isn't much, but maybe you can fix it up sometime." It sat in my to-do box for a couple more months as the holidays passed. Well, I will admit that I did indeed add about 3 notes to the beginning, and about 20 at the end, and altered 2 (count them) bum notes in the whole piece. Then I set to work trying to add some orchestral instrumentation to hilight some of the themes and showcase the playing. Here is the result. He had simply titled the piano piece "Retreat of the Dragons", so I came up with the paragraph above as my own interpretation. I hope you like this Mark Holbrook & Drakonis collaborative bit of fantasy. As always, I would love to hear any thoughts on how I can do a better job on the orchestration. Tell me what works for you, and what doesn't! And make sure to let Mark know about his piano and composing skills!
Super-special thanks to Yeman, Kassia, Magnatone, MarkH, and my wife for wonderful pre-release critiques that caused me to go back and rewrite and tweak even more to get this where it is now.
Mark: After meeting Eduard (Drakonis) on MacJams I took an instant liking to him and for a long time I was curious about his interest in Dragons. I have read lots of fantasy over the years and I share his interest in the mythical and magical.
When I composed the piano piece... well maybe "composed" is not the best word because I sort of just play... I knew it had some sadness to it. I think as I played it the first time I was thinking about Eduard, Dragons, fantasy stories. I've always wondered if there was true magic in the world or if Dragons really ever existed in some form. Regardless and real or not, they are mostly gone from this world with the exception of our own MacJams ambassador, Drakonis. So the idea that the Dragons have retreated sort of came to mind. That coupled with the sadness of the piece, "Retreat of the Dragons" seemed a fitting title.
I think I sent it to Eduard almost immediately since it was pretty much intended for him. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have with Eduard's masterful touches!
Eduard: Mark Holbrook and I wanted to do a collaboration together ever since we got to know each other on MJ, but it took many months before we had time to even talk about it. One day he sent this absolutely breathtaking piano performance to me, and in his usual way, said "it isn't much, but maybe you can fix it up sometime." It sat in my to-do box for a couple more months as the holidays passed. Well, I will admit that I did indeed add about 3 notes to the beginning, and about 20 at the end, and altered 2 (count them) bum notes in the whole piece. Then I set to work trying to add some orchestral instrumentation to hilight some of the themes and showcase the playing. Here is the result. He had simply titled the piano piece "Retreat of the Dragons", so I came up with the paragraph above as my own interpretation. I hope you like this Mark Holbrook & Drakonis collaborative bit of fantasy. As always, I would love to hear any thoughts on how I can do a better job on the orchestration. Tell me what works for you, and what doesn't! And make sure to let Mark know about his piano and composing skills!
Super-special thanks to Yeman, Kassia, Magnatone, MarkH, and my wife for wonderful pre-release critiques that caused me to go back and rewrite and tweak even more to get this where it is now.
Mark: After meeting Eduard (Drakonis) on MacJams I took an instant liking to him and for a long time I was curious about his interest in Dragons. I have read lots of fantasy over the years and I share his interest in the mythical and magical.
When I composed the piano piece... well maybe "composed" is not the best word because I sort of just play... I knew it had some sadness to it. I think as I played it the first time I was thinking about Eduard, Dragons, fantasy stories. I've always wondered if there was true magic in the world or if Dragons really ever existed in some form. Regardless and real or not, they are mostly gone from this world with the exception of our own MacJams ambassador, Drakonis. So the idea that the Dragons have retreated sort of came to mind. That coupled with the sadness of the piece, "Retreat of the Dragons" seemed a fitting title.
I think I sent it to Eduard almost immediately since it was pretty much intended for him. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have with Eduard's masterful touches!
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Feter
Wo ...now who can dreamed of such a great colab ...
wonderful orchestration Draki ...wonderful piano ..
there s a marvelous touch and its all passionate thats
the touch or Mr.Mark ...this is all so amazing ...all
so real and haunting ...very wel writtena dn arranged
folks ...thank you for sharing such gem !!!!